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139 foundations

Private foundation · Seattle, WA
Amazonsmile Foundation

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7,033 Tennessee grants totaling $3.5 million · typical grant $27 to $147 (tax year 2023)

Has funded groups like yours (library): 64 Tennessee grants, such as Friends of the Vonore Public Library, Friends of the Tellico Village Library Inc., Williamson County Library Foundation
Community foundation · Nashville
The Community Foundation of Middle

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1,155 Tennessee grants totaling $69.8 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (library): 13 Tennessee grants, such as Nashville Public Library Foundation

46% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

55 grants for buildings or equipment

Funded: 2024 support; To provide 1st time support for your important mission; General giving; Delek us corporate support from Brentwood committee; For program enhancements and...
Community foundation · Memphis
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc.

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417 Tennessee grants totaling $107.9 million · typical grant $12,000 to $153,077 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (library): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Memphis Library Foundation

29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
United Way · Nashville
United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc.

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315 Tennessee grants totaling $17.4 million · typical grant $11,250 to $61,000 (tax year 2025)

Has funded groups like yours (library): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Memphis Public Library - Linc

20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Program opns (cif); Donor directed designations; Sub-recipient grants
Private foundation · Nashville
Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist Foundation

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282 Tennessee grants totaling $2.4 million · typical grant $1,500 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (library): 7 Tennessee grants, such as Nashville Public Library Foundation

6% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

5 grants for buildings or equipment

Funded: Annual gift.; Annual giving.; Alexis de tocqueville society.; Arch academy.; Annual giving fund.
Private foundation · Nashville
Scarlett Family Foundation

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250 Tennessee grants totaling $8.6 million · typical grant $7,500 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (library): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Nashville Public Library Foundation

Stated deadlines: Dec 15 · next Dec 15, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

54% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Tuition; Support for operations; Support for operations and capacity building; Support for director of operations and director of student support; Student support in memorium...
Public charity · Knoxville
East Tennessee Foundation

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250 Tennessee grants totaling $12.3 million · typical grant $10,000 to $38,500 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (library): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Madisonville Public Library, Unicoi County Public Library, Jefferson County Public Library Sys

62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Human services; Disaster relief; Arts & culture; Education; Youth development
Private foundation · Lakeland, FL
Publix Super Markets Charities Inc.

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214 Tennessee grants totaling $2.7 million · typical grant $475 to $9,377 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (library): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Friends of the Knox County Public Library, Smyrna Public Library

19% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Private foundation · Madison
Memorial Foundation Inc.

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180 Tennessee grants totaling $4.3 million · typical grant $8,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (library): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Friends of the Gallatin Public Library, Nashville Public Library Foundation

30% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Private foundation · New York, NY
The Pfizer Foundation Inc.

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176 Tennessee grants totaling $195,716 · typical grant $60 to $459 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (library): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Nashville Public Library Foundation, Johnson City Public Library

42% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Matching gifts; Volunteer program
Private foundation · Nashville
Dettwiller Foundation

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147 Tennessee grants totaling $13.9 million · typical grant $20,000 to $60,000 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (library): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Nashville Public Library Foundation

70% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Private foundation · Hendersonville
Carolyn Smith Foundation

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146 Tennessee grants totaling $4.2 million · typical grant $8,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)

Has funded groups like yours (library): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Friends of Portland Library

No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing

45% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Human services - local community; Health - General; Medical research; Provide relief for human trafficking survivors & combat human trafficking in Middle Tennessee; Programs...
Private foundation · Nashville
The Frist Foundation

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128 Tennessee grants totaling $32.2 million · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (library): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Nashville Public Library Foundation

No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

42% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

15 grants for buildings or equipment

Funded: General support directed by lauren elcan ingram; Operating support for 2024; General support directed by julie and tommy frist; General support directed by jennifer and billy...
Private foundation · Chattanooga
Lyndhurst Foundation Inc.

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118 Tennessee grants totaling $6.7 million · typical grant $3,239 to $70,000 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (library): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Ella Library

Stated deadlines: Mar 31, Jun 30, Sep 30, Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

49% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

11 grants for buildings or equipment

Funded: To match LH Associates contributions; LH Associates matching program; General Operations 2024; "My Thriving Garden" Project; Health Services and Improved Database Capacity
Private foundation · Nashville
The Steven and Laurie Eskind Family Foundation

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116 Tennessee grants totaling $413,783 · typical grant $250 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (library): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Nashville Public Library Foundation

3% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
Robert F Stone Foundation Aka

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115 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8 million · typical grant $1,500 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (library): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Ella Library

37% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

7 grants for buildings or equipment

Funded: Charitable Event; BSF Music Fund; BSF Local Music Fund; MAC CARES Center; To support Betterfi expansion into the Chattanooga/Hamilton County Market
Private foundation · Nashville
Joe C Davis Foundation

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106 Tennessee grants totaling $6 million · typical grant $10,000 to $55,000 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (library): 4 Tennessee grants, such as Nashville Public Library Foundation

12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

7 grants for buildings or equipment

Funded: Capacity building & operating support; Capital support; Operating & capacity building support; Capacity building support; Operating support & capacity building
Private foundation · Knoxville
Bill and Crissy Haslam Foundation

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96 Tennessee grants totaling $13.2 million · typical grant $5,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (library): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Friends of Knox County Public Library

27% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

5 grants for buildings or equipment

Funded: Missions fund; Legacy dinner; Knox county imagination library; Data capacity building support; Community circle
Private foundation · Chattanooga
Maclellan Foundation Inc.

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91 Tennessee grants totaling $5 million · typical grant $1,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

Has funded groups like yours (library): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Ella Library

40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

10 grants for buildings or equipment

Funded: For building organizational capacity.; For outreach to families.; For education of youth and children.; For outreach to the indigent.; For holistic community outreach and development.
Private foundation · Knoxville
Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc.

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91 Tennessee grants totaling $835,534 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

Has funded groups like yours (library): 4 Tennessee grants, such as Friends of the Knox County Public Library, Knox County Public School Library

20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

3 grants for buildings or equipment

Funded: General donation; Hope gala; Knoxville go red for women luncheon + kids cook with heart program; Annual golf tournament; 2025 - niswonger radiothon sponsorship

Source: each funder's latest e-filed IRS return. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which lists the grants they paid and how to apply. Community foundations, United Ways and other public charities file Form 990, and we use its Schedule I (grants over $5,000). We include every funder, wherever it is based, whose latest return lists grants to Tennessee groups. Corporate and community-foundation grant rounds are in the grant search.